Richard Nixon actually said...
In that respect, may I just suggest this, if you carry the argument to its logical extreme and you were to say, 'Well, the more the Federal Government spends the better,' we might as well go whole hog and have the Federal Government do everything - and that's the worst kind of government that we could have.
Context
Speech by the Vice President Before the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners, Hotel Morrison, Chicago, IL
09/25/1960